S.Amdt. 3152

SA 3152. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Jones)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 306E(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(b)) (as amended by section
6108(3)(C)), add at the end the following:
``(5) Decentralized wastewater systems serving 2 or more
dwellings.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient of a grant under this
section may make a subgrant for the purpose of installing a
larger decentralized wastewater system designed to provide
treatment for all affected homes if--
``(i) site conditions are unsuitable for the installation
of an individually owned decentralized wastewater system; and
``(ii) multiple examples of unsuitable site conditions
exist in close geographic proximity to each another.
``(B) Requirement.--A subgrant under subparagraph (A) shall
include provisions to establish and implement an effective
and sustainable plan for ongoing management and operation of
the decentralized wastewater system.
``(C) Maximum amount.--The amount of a subgrant under
subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the total amount of
subgrants that could have been issued to eligible individuals
served by the larger decentralized wastewater system
described in that subparagraph.''.
______